Created by
Cortor, Eldzier, American, 1916 - 2015
Date
1989
Medium
ink and paint on wove paper
Dimensions
L x W (image): 14 × 9 1/2 in. (35.6 × 24.1 cm)
L x W (sheet): 22 5/16 × 15 in. (56.6 × 38.1 cm)
Description
A mezzotint of a dancing female figure by Eldzier Cortor. Drawn in dark grayscale, a female figure leans backwards with her arms outstretched. She wears a heavily shaded grayscale dress, and is depicted against sharp art deco geometric shapes jutting upward like a fan. Around her legs are grayscale waves like water, and a round arch featuring neon orange at its center. Below the gray etching are two silver colored rectangular bars. The off-white background print is bordered by brown paper. Below the brown border is “T/P”, “Dance Figure II”, and the artist’s signature [Eldzier Cortor]. On the back of the intaglio, an imprinted watermark at the bottom right reads: [BFN RIVES / FRANCE], followed by an infinity symbol.
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
mezzotints
Topic
Art
Dance
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Artist, Eldzier Cortor, in memory of Sophia Cortor
Object number
2012.170.5
Restrictions & Rights
© 1989 Eldzier Cortor
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ecc712f0-8845-47ba-9b41-9f10a38d73d7

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